Leptodius morrisi Karasawa 1993 (stone crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae

Full reference: H. Karasawa. 1993. Cenozoic Decapod Crustacea from Southwest Japan. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (20)1-92

Belongs to Leptodius according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Karasawa 1993

Sister taxa: Leptodius crosnieri, Leptodius granulatus

Type specimen: MFM83047, a carapace

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Megami Cliff (Miocene to Miocene of Japan)

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